diff --git a/doc/api/resources/events.rst b/doc/api/resources/events.rst
index 0a4caae790..80d8f86149 100644
--- a/doc/api/resources/events.rst
+++ b/doc/api/resources/events.rst
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ Endpoints
    Creates a new event with properties as set in the request body. The properties that are copied are: ``is_public``,
    ``testmode``, ``has_subevents``, settings, plugin settings, items, variations, add-ons, quotas, categories, tax rules, questions.
 
-   If the ``plugins``, ``has_subevents`` and/or ``is_public`` fields are present in the post body this will determine their
-   value. Otherwise their value will be copied from the existing event.
+   If the ``plugins``, ``has_subevents``, ``meta_data`` and/or ``is_public`` fields are present in the post body this will
+   determine their  value. Otherwise their value will be copied from the existing event.
 
    Please note that you can only copy from events under the same organizer this way. Use the ``clone_from`` parameter
    when creating a new event for this instead.
diff --git a/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py b/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
index d087de736c..abac72ff89 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ class CloneEventSerializer(EventSerializer):
         new_event = super().create({**validated_data, 'plugins': None})
 
         event = Event.objects.filter(slug=self.context['event'], organizer=self.context['organizer'].pk).first()
-        new_event.copy_data_from(event)
+        new_event.copy_data_from(event, skip_meta_data='meta_data' in validated_data)
 
         if plugins is not None:
             new_event.set_active_plugins(plugins)
diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/event.py b/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
index 08a516fd6a..f1c26aaf5b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class EventViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         new_event = serializer.save(organizer=self.request.organizer)
 
         if copy_from:
-            new_event.copy_data_from(copy_from)
+            new_event.copy_data_from(copy_from, skip_meta_data='meta_data' in serializer.validated_data)
 
             if plugins is not None:
                 new_event.set_active_plugins(plugins)
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/event.py b/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
index 0d8b0e2c91..86c3aa0d2f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class Event(EventMixin, LoggedModel):
             time(hour=23, minute=59, second=59)
         ), tz)
 
-    def copy_data_from(self, other):
+    def copy_data_from(self, other, skip_meta_data=False):
         from pretix.presale.style import regenerate_css
 
         from ..signals import event_copy_data
@@ -798,10 +798,11 @@ class Event(EventMixin, LoggedModel):
         self.save()
         self.log_action('pretix.object.cloned', data={'source': other.slug, 'source_id': other.pk})
 
-        for emv in EventMetaValue.objects.filter(event=other):
-            emv.pk = None
-            emv.event = self
-            emv.save(force_insert=True)
+        if not skip_meta_data:
+            for emv in EventMetaValue.objects.filter(event=other):
+                emv.pk = None
+                emv.event = self
+                emv.save(force_insert=True)
 
         for fl in EventFooterLink.objects.filter(event=other):
             fl.pk = None
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_events.py b/src/tests/api/test_events.py
index 5903071eaa..892c1b362e 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_events.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_events.py
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ def test_event_create_with_clone(token_client, organizer, event, meta_prop, urls
             "location": None,
             "slug": "2030",
             "meta_data": {
-                "type": "Conference"
+                "type": "Workshop"
             },
             "plugins": [
                 "pretix.plugins.ticketoutputpdf"
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def test_event_create_with_clone(token_client, organizer, event, meta_prop, urls
         assert cloned_event.testmode
         assert cloned_event.date_admission.isoformat() == "2018-12-27T08:00:00+00:00"
         assert organizer.events.get(slug="2030").meta_values.filter(
-            property__name=meta_prop.name, value="Conference"
+            property__name=meta_prop.name, value="Workshop"
         ).exists()
         assert cloned_event.settings.timezone == "Europe/Vienna"
 
@@ -454,9 +454,6 @@ def test_event_create_with_clone(token_client, organizer, event, meta_prop, urls
             "presale_end": None,
             "location": None,
             "slug": "2031",
-            "meta_data": {
-                "type": "Conference"
-            }
         },
         format='json'
     )